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In the waning days of his administration,
President Bush has embarked on an
effort to reaffirm key elements of his
unique foreign policy, including the use
of preemptive military strikes and a
reaffirmation of the open-ended “war on
terror”. Legal analysts have written that
attempts to codify or formalize the
more controversial aspects of
administration policy may be intended to
shield the president and his senior
advisers from future legal action.
According to a report by the New York
Times, among the myriad provisions of a
routine White House proposal recently
submitted to Congress was a declaration
that the nation remains in a formal state
of armed conflict with various
President Bush has embarked on an
effort to reaffirm key elements of his
unique foreign policy, including the use
of preemptive military strikes and a
reaffirmation of the open-ended “war on
terror”. Legal analysts have written that
attempts to codify or formalize the
more controversial aspects of
administration policy may be intended to
shield the president and his senior
advisers from future legal action.
According to a report by the New York
Times, among the myriad provisions of a
routine White House proposal recently
submitted to Congress was a declaration
that the nation remains in a formal state
of armed conflict with various
international terrorist organizations.
The passage, part of a procedural
proposal for detainee appeals at
Guantanamo Bay, calls on Congress to
“acknowledge again and explicitly that
this nation remains engaged in an armed
conflict with al Qaeda, the Taliban, and
associated organizations, who have
already proclaimed themselves at war
with us and who are dedicated to the
slaughter of Americans.“ Noting the
similarity to the Authorization for the
Use of Military Force passed by
Congress in 2001, the Times reports
that the language could have “significant
legal and policy implications for Mr.
Bush, and potentially his successor, to
The passage, part of a procedural
proposal for detainee appeals at
Guantanamo Bay, calls on Congress to
“acknowledge again and explicitly that
this nation remains engaged in an armed
conflict with al Qaeda, the Taliban, and
associated organizations, who have
already proclaimed themselves at war
with us and who are dedicated to the
slaughter of Americans.“ Noting the
similarity to the Authorization for the
Use of Military Force passed by
Congress in 2001, the Times reports
that the language could have “significant
legal and policy implications for Mr.
Bush, and potentially his successor, to
claim the imprimatur of Congress to
use the tools of war, including
detention, interrogation, and
surveillance.”
Political commentators have pointed
out the irony that the failure of the
administration to apprehend Osama
bin Laden has in some ways sustained
the “war on terror”, as the
presidential candidates strive to
surpass one another with tough talk
that presupposes the continuity of
the policy. There is no evidence that
either Senator would dismantle the
apparatus of expanded executive
authority designed under the aegis of
the "war on terror". it's all true
use the tools of war, including
detention, interrogation, and
surveillance.”
Political commentators have pointed
out the irony that the failure of the
administration to apprehend Osama
bin Laden has in some ways sustained
the “war on terror”, as the
presidential candidates strive to
surpass one another with tough talk
that presupposes the continuity of
the policy. There is no evidence that
either Senator would dismantle the
apparatus of expanded executive
authority designed under the aegis of
the "war on terror". it's all true
Bush 'War on Terror' to Become Permanent Policy Error
The US Air Force is in the final stages
of developing an aircraft-mounted,
long-range tactical laser weapon,
which will initially be deployed to
shoot down missiles. The Advanced
Tactical Laser, described in defense
literature as the “long-range
blowtorch”, is a highly concentrated
laser that can destroy its targets
without leaving any munitions
fragments that could be used to
identify the source of the attack, a
“plausible deniability” that makes the
system even more attractive,
according to Pentagon officials. The
laser and its delivery systems are
being developed jointly by Northrup
Grumman Corp., Lockheed Martin
Corp., and Boeing.
The first test firings of the laser
weapon were conducted this summer
in California, and a spokesman for
Boeing says the program remains on
track to complete a demonstration
planned for next year. Speaking
before the New Mexico Optics
Industry Association in June, senior
Air Force research engineer Cynthia
Kaiser cited “plausible deniability” as
a benefit of laser weapons. it's all true
of developing an aircraft-mounted,
long-range tactical laser weapon,
which will initially be deployed to
shoot down missiles. The Advanced
Tactical Laser, described in defense
literature as the “long-range
blowtorch”, is a highly concentrated
laser that can destroy its targets
without leaving any munitions
fragments that could be used to
identify the source of the attack, a
“plausible deniability” that makes the
system even more attractive,
according to Pentagon officials. The
laser and its delivery systems are
being developed jointly by Northrup
Grumman Corp., Lockheed Martin
Corp., and Boeing.
The first test firings of the laser
weapon were conducted this summer
in California, and a spokesman for
Boeing says the program remains on
track to complete a demonstration
planned for next year. Speaking
before the New Mexico Optics
Industry Association in June, senior
Air Force research engineer Cynthia
Kaiser cited “plausible deniability” as
a benefit of laser weapons. it's all true
Generals Scheme
With Laser Beam
With Laser Beam
When Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson
announced in early July that he had
developed contingency plans for
government intervention on behalf of
mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie
Mac, he made the rounds of the Sunday
talk shows to stress that he did not
foresee any circumstances under which
such an intervention would be necessary.
Paulson repeated those assurances the
following week in Congressional
testimony, telling the Senate Banking
Committee, “If you have a bazooka in
your pocket, and people know you have
a bazooka, you may never have to take
it out.”
It is possible that Paulson truly believed
at the time that he might be able to
hand the artillery off to his hapless
successor; as a political appointee, the
Treasury Secretary was presumably
under pressure from the Bush
administration to run out the clock. But
now the bazooka has been fired, along
with several top Wall Street executives,
and it is doubtful that Paulson intended
or imagined the collateral damage from
the damaged collateral. In less than two
weeks since the seizure of the GSEs
effectively nationalized the mortgage
market, venerable investment banks
Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch have
announced in early July that he had
developed contingency plans for
government intervention on behalf of
mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie
Mac, he made the rounds of the Sunday
talk shows to stress that he did not
foresee any circumstances under which
such an intervention would be necessary.
Paulson repeated those assurances the
following week in Congressional
testimony, telling the Senate Banking
Committee, “If you have a bazooka in
your pocket, and people know you have
a bazooka, you may never have to take
it out.”
It is possible that Paulson truly believed
at the time that he might be able to
hand the artillery off to his hapless
successor; as a political appointee, the
Treasury Secretary was presumably
under pressure from the Bush
administration to run out the clock. But
now the bazooka has been fired, along
with several top Wall Street executives,
and it is doubtful that Paulson intended
or imagined the collateral damage from
the damaged collateral. In less than two
weeks since the seizure of the GSEs
effectively nationalized the mortgage
market, venerable investment banks
Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch have
disappeared, fears of a collapse in
credit default swaps prompted the
unprecedented bailout of an insurance
company, AIG, by the Federal Reserve,
and the pressure of imminent failure is
forcing the accelerated demise of other
prominent financial institutions, including
Morgan Stanley, Wachovia Bank, and
Washington Mutual.
This is the disorderly unwinding that
Paulson and Fed chief Ben Bernanke
were hoping to postpone or at least drag
out by taking every possible action to
placate the financial sector since the
securities market froze in August 2007.
They avoided the central issue of
widespread insolvency by characterizing
the problem as a “credit squeeze” or a
“liquidity crisis”. The intricately
intertwined securities trading conducted
on Wall Street over the last decade has
created an excessive level of so-called
counterparty risk that threatens what
economist Nouriel Roubini calls the
“shadow banking system”, and now the
government that protected and served
that system. Analysts expect an initiative
to bolster funding for the FDIC, as well
as the formation of a federal entity to
secure the bad debt of the remaining
banks, much of it still unrealized and yet
to be reported. it's all true
credit default swaps prompted the
unprecedented bailout of an insurance
company, AIG, by the Federal Reserve,
and the pressure of imminent failure is
forcing the accelerated demise of other
prominent financial institutions, including
Morgan Stanley, Wachovia Bank, and
Washington Mutual.
This is the disorderly unwinding that
Paulson and Fed chief Ben Bernanke
were hoping to postpone or at least drag
out by taking every possible action to
placate the financial sector since the
securities market froze in August 2007.
They avoided the central issue of
widespread insolvency by characterizing
the problem as a “credit squeeze” or a
“liquidity crisis”. The intricately
intertwined securities trading conducted
on Wall Street over the last decade has
created an excessive level of so-called
counterparty risk that threatens what
economist Nouriel Roubini calls the
“shadow banking system”, and now the
government that protected and served
that system. Analysts expect an initiative
to bolster funding for the FDIC, as well
as the formation of a federal entity to
secure the bad debt of the remaining
banks, much of it still unrealized and yet
to be reported. it's all true
Paulson Desperate to Refinance his House of Cards
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Political and military leaders in
Pakistan have condemned the
recent incursion by US Special
Operations troops into Pakistan
in strong terms saying that
unilateral action by the US in
Pakistan “does not help the war
on terror because it only enrages
public opinion.” Pakistan has
authorized its military to fire
upon American troops if another
raid is launched across the Afghan
border.
US gunship helicopters ferried US
military forces into Pakistan
territory in the first week of this
month attacking what US
spokespersons have characterized
as a hideout for extremists and
killing more than 20 people. The
attack was carried out by two
dozen Navy Seals who spent
several hours on the ground in
Northern Waziristan battling what
US military spokespersons said
were “militants”. The attack
marked the first time that US
soldiers carried out a ground
assault in Pakistan since the
beginning of the war in
Afghanistan.
The Pakistan government
condemned the raid as a violation
of its sovereignty and reported
that the US Special Operations
forces killed only women and
children during the attack.
The New York Times reported
that President Bush approved
military raids in Pakistan territory
in July. The Times said, “It is
unclear precisely what legal
authorities it has invoked to
conduct even limited ground raids
in a friendly country.” it's all true
Pakistan have condemned the
recent incursion by US Special
Operations troops into Pakistan
in strong terms saying that
unilateral action by the US in
Pakistan “does not help the war
on terror because it only enrages
public opinion.” Pakistan has
authorized its military to fire
upon American troops if another
raid is launched across the Afghan
border.
US gunship helicopters ferried US
military forces into Pakistan
territory in the first week of this
month attacking what US
spokespersons have characterized
as a hideout for extremists and
killing more than 20 people. The
attack was carried out by two
dozen Navy Seals who spent
several hours on the ground in
Northern Waziristan battling what
US military spokespersons said
were “militants”. The attack
marked the first time that US
soldiers carried out a ground
assault in Pakistan since the
beginning of the war in
Afghanistan.
The Pakistan government
condemned the raid as a violation
of its sovereignty and reported
that the US Special Operations
forces killed only women and
children during the attack.
The New York Times reported
that President Bush approved
military raids in Pakistan territory
in July. The Times said, “It is
unclear precisely what legal
authorities it has invoked to
conduct even limited ground raids
in a friendly country.” it's all true
Acting in concert with federal anti-
terrorism agents, police and sheriffs
departments in Colorado and Minnesota
arrested more than 1000 protesters
during the major political party national
conventions that took place in late
August and early September.
Authorities in both locations have said
that the vast majority of the citizens
who gathered to exercise their right to
express their criticism of the political
parties’ positions on the economy, the
on-going military invasions and other
policy matters were peaceful. The
crowd control forces amassed to
maintain order are said by witnesses,
however, to have violated the rights of
protesters and in some instances
escalated tensions precipitating
aggressive confrontations that may
have otherwise been avoidable.
terrorism agents, police and sheriffs
departments in Colorado and Minnesota
arrested more than 1000 protesters
during the major political party national
conventions that took place in late
August and early September.
Authorities in both locations have said
that the vast majority of the citizens
who gathered to exercise their right to
express their criticism of the political
parties’ positions on the economy, the
on-going military invasions and other
policy matters were peaceful. The
crowd control forces amassed to
maintain order are said by witnesses,
however, to have violated the rights of
protesters and in some instances
escalated tensions precipitating
aggressive confrontations that may
have otherwise been avoidable.
Critics of the enforcement tactics used
by the police and federal agents point to
the pre-emptive arrests in Minneapolis of
a group of self-styled police monitors
and activists who had made plans to
video police aggression and organize civil-
disobedience activities as an example of
the aggressive stance taken by
authorities with respect to policing the
conventions.
The RNC Welcoming Committee had
organized acts of protest and civil
disobedience over the course of several
months leading up to the Republican
meeting. Days prior to the convention
in St. Paul, a team of 30 officers in riot
gear conducted a raid on several homes
the activists used as meeting places. Five
“suspected leaders” were arrested and
computers, journals, art supplies and
political pamphlets were seized. An
by the police and federal agents point to
the pre-emptive arrests in Minneapolis of
a group of self-styled police monitors
and activists who had made plans to
video police aggression and organize civil-
disobedience activities as an example of
the aggressive stance taken by
authorities with respect to policing the
conventions.
The RNC Welcoming Committee had
organized acts of protest and civil
disobedience over the course of several
months leading up to the Republican
meeting. Days prior to the convention
in St. Paul, a team of 30 officers in riot
gear conducted a raid on several homes
the activists used as meeting places. Five
“suspected leaders” were arrested and
computers, journals, art supplies and
political pamphlets were seized. An
attorney for the National Lawyer’s
Guild who represents some of the
arrestees said, “I was personally
present and saw officers with riot
gear and assault rifles (and) pump-
action shotguns. There were
children in all of these houses, and
children were held at gunpoint…
Seizing boxes of political literature
shows the motive of these raids was
political.” The protesters who were
arrested were charged with planning
a terrorist act, a charge that carries a
possible seven-year prison sentence.
46 members of the news media were
also arrested including reporters and
photographers from the Associated
Press, an editor of Variety Magazine,
and several student reporters and
their academic advisors from college
newspapers. it's all true
Guild who represents some of the
arrestees said, “I was personally
present and saw officers with riot
gear and assault rifles (and) pump-
action shotguns. There were
children in all of these houses, and
children were held at gunpoint…
Seizing boxes of political literature
shows the motive of these raids was
political.” The protesters who were
arrested were charged with planning
a terrorist act, a charge that carries a
possible seven-year prison sentence.
46 members of the news media were
also arrested including reporters and
photographers from the Associated
Press, an editor of Variety Magazine,
and several student reporters and
their academic advisors from college
newspapers. it's all true
An investigation by the Justice
Department’s Inspector General’s Office
has found that former Attorney General
Alberto Gonzalez illegally mishandled top
secret documents during his tenure that
relate to some of the most controversial
secret programs instituted by the Bush
administration. The investigation found
that Gonzalez spirited classified
documents from secure locations and hid
them in his home and other insecure
locations.
The 18 documents that Gonzalez
removed from Justice Department
headquarters included documents
pertaining to the Bush administration’s
program of coercive interrogation of
terror suspects that some have described
as torture and the administration’s secret
surveillance program that spied upon
millions of Americans.
Department’s Inspector General’s Office
has found that former Attorney General
Alberto Gonzalez illegally mishandled top
secret documents during his tenure that
relate to some of the most controversial
secret programs instituted by the Bush
administration. The investigation found
that Gonzalez spirited classified
documents from secure locations and hid
them in his home and other insecure
locations.
The 18 documents that Gonzalez
removed from Justice Department
headquarters included documents
pertaining to the Bush administration’s
program of coercive interrogation of
terror suspects that some have described
as torture and the administration’s secret
surveillance program that spied upon
millions of Americans.
The Inspector General’s report found
that the 18 documents that Gonzalez
spirited out of the department are
classified as “sensitive compartment-
alized information”, documents that are
considered to be more sensitive than
top secret documents and which are
required by law to be stored in specific
secure locations accessible only by
employees with SCI clearance.
Gonzalez reportedly removed the
documents from their secure location
and kept them in his home in Vienna,
VA.
The Inspector General’s office referred
their findings back to the Justice
Department for prosecution. A
spokesperson for the department said
later that Gonzalez will not be
prosecuted. it's all true
that the 18 documents that Gonzalez
spirited out of the department are
classified as “sensitive compartment-
alized information”, documents that are
considered to be more sensitive than
top secret documents and which are
required by law to be stored in specific
secure locations accessible only by
employees with SCI clearance.
Gonzalez reportedly removed the
documents from their secure location
and kept them in his home in Vienna,
VA.
The Inspector General’s office referred
their findings back to the Justice
Department for prosecution. A
spokesperson for the department said
later that Gonzalez will not be
prosecuted. it's all true
Terror Troopers Storm Primarily Peaceful Political Protests
Secret Documents Not Safe With Gonzo
US Special Forces
Bordering on Invasion
Bordering on Invasion
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...we're all children of God,
and having the power to
save lives comes with the
obligation to use it."
Washington DC 02.26.08
and having the power to
save lives comes with the
obligation to use it."
Washington DC 02.26.08
"America is on a mission of
mercy...This mission serves
our security interests...This
mission serves our moral
interests...
mercy...This mission serves
our security interests...This
mission serves our moral
interests...